Politics
Police ought to act aggressively on communications
We need to know what they're doing wrong. Sure. But what about an effort to tell us what they're doing right, too?
Peggy Sturdivant
Peggy Sturdivant writes a weekly column for the Westside Weekly, and is curator of the It's About Time Writers Reading Series, founder of Ballard Writers Collective, and has worked in environmental co
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Culture
Black history is our history
A history conference at the Northwest African American Museum prompts a question: Why didn't I know this?
Politics
As the city grows alarmed at gang shootings, the Police cite soothing statistics
Also, there's a new initiative and the SPD promises to work more closely with other departments. Please stop worrying.
Tech
Seattle, it's lonely at the top of the real estate market
Does rating higher than the rest of the country really make Seattle the top real estate market?
Politics
How light rail drives Seattle neighborhood planning
Chapter 6: After a year of discussion on updating neighborhood plans, the City of Seattle saw the light. That would be the approaching beam of light rail in the first three neighborhoods.